Market Replay DateTime.Now

[suprsnipes]

Hi,

I would like to know if there is a way to use DateTime.Now using market replay?

Regards,
suprsnipes

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello suprsnipes,
Yes, you can use the below code to do it.

DateTime now = (Bars.MarketData.Connection.Options.Provider == Cbi.Provider.Replay ? Bars.MarketData.Connection.Now : DateTime.Now);

Please let me know if I can assist you any further.

[suprsnipes]

I have tried the suggested code from Joydeep's post as displayed below but could I please get some clarification as to where and how to use it correctly as I am experiencing some problems.

DateTime now = (Bars.MarketData.Connection.Options.Provider == Cbi.Provider.Replay ? Bars.MarketData.Connection.Now : DateTime.Now);

Regards,
suprsnipes

[koganam]

I have tried the suggested code from Joydeep's post as displayed below but could I please get some clarification as to where and how to use it correctly as I am experiencing some problems.

DateTime now = (Bars.MarketData.Connection.Options.Provider == Cbi.Provider.Replay ? Bars.MarketData.Connection.Now : DateTime.Now);

Regards,
suprsnipes

You use it in place of wherever you wanted to use DateTime.Now. No?

[suprsnipes]

Ok, thanks. I am the one confused koganam not you hence why I asked the question

[sledge]

Ok, thanks. I am the one confused koganam not you hence why I asked the question

I have tried the suggested code from Joydeep's post as displayed below but could I please get some clarification as to where and how to use it correctly as I am experiencing some problems.

We need more context to even have an idea what you are doing ...

Or what might be wrong with what you are doing.

Post something complete that isn't working, that removes any of your proprietary code.

Explain what it is doing, and what you want it to do.

[suprsnipes]

I'm trying to use the time of the system clock whilst running an indicator during market replay in the same way I use DateTime.Now for the code below

if(BarsInProgress == 0 && DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay >= start && DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay < end)
                {
                if(e.MarketDataType == MarketDataType.Bid)
                File.AppendAllText(Path.Combine(@"C:\T9\", DateTime.Now.ToString("ddMMyy.raw")), e.Price + " " + e.Volume + "T" + DateTime.Now.ToString("HHmm") + "" + Environment.NewLine);
                Print(e.Price + " " + e.Volume + "T" + DateTime.Now.ToString("HHmm"));
                }

[sledge]

Ok, i have never used it in MR or live...

i will check this out tomorrow in some code, but I suspect Koganam will understand it all, and have a response....

I'm trying to use the time of the system clock whilst running an indicator during market replay in the same way I use DateTime.Now for the code below

if(BarsInProgress == 0 && DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay >= start && DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay < end)
                {
                if(e.MarketDataType == MarketDataType.Bid)
                File.AppendAllText(Path.Combine(@"[B][/B]
[B][/B]C:\T9\", DateTime.Now.ToString("ddMMyy.raw")), e.Price + " " + e.Volume + "T" + DateTime.Now.ToString("HHmm") + "" + Environment.NewLine);
                Print(e.Price + " " + e.Volume + "T" + DateTime.Now.ToString("HHmm"));
                }

[koganam]

I'm trying to use the time of the system clock whilst running an indicator during market replay in the same way I use DateTime.Now for the code below

if(BarsInProgress == 0 && DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay >= start && DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay < end)
                {
                if(e.MarketDataType == MarketDataType.Bid)
                File.AppendAllText(Path.Combine(@"C:\T9\", DateTime.Now.ToString("ddMMyy.raw")), e.Price + " " + e.Volume + "T" + DateTime.Now.ToString("HHmm") + "" + Environment.NewLine);
                Print(e.Price + " " + e.Volume + "T" + DateTime.Now.ToString("HHmm"));
                }

And you are saying that you cannot just use: now.TimeOfDay instead of DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay , etc?

[suprsnipes]

Ok, I get it now. Apologies I'm not a programmer, but I try. Thanks alot for all of your help.

This is what I have done.

DateTime now = (Bars.MarketData.Connection.Options.Provider == Cbi.Provider.Replay ? Bars.MarketData.Connection.Now : DateTime.Now);     
//Print(now);
                    
if(BarsInProgress == 0 && now.TimeOfDay >= start && now.TimeOfDay < end)
{
if(e.MarketDataType == MarketDataType.Bid)
File.AppendAllText(path, e.Price + " " + e.Volume + "T" + now.ToString("HHmm") + "" + Environment.NewLine);
}

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Post before being solved....

I'm sure as you have mentioned it that I can use now.TimeOfDay instead of DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay, however I guess the problem I am having is using now.TimeOfDay as from Market Replay which I guess this line of code is what I need to use to do that but I don't know how?

For example where and how do I use the code to do so?

DateTime now = (Bars.MarketData.Connection.Options.Provider ==  Cbi.Provider.Replay ? Bars.MarketData.Connection.Now : DateTime.Now);

suprsnipes